Air freight traffic has grown at 5.3 per cent annually since 1980. Today goods worth $6.4 trillion travel by air — that’s 35 per cent of all world trade by value.
The growth rate is expected to be 4.9 per cent for the next 20 years. This means by the year 2023 traffic will double, according to V.K. Mathews, Executive Chairman of IBS Software, based in Technopark here.
Minimal profit
However, the profit margins are going to be nominal, Mathews said while speaking at the IBS Air Cargo Forum...
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Showing posts with label Cargo Events. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Thursday, August 1, 2013
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - With clear, blue sky above and the hot afternoon sun shining down on the Vissering Landship Training Facility here, the 390th Seaport Operations Company out of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, is hard at work. The soldiers of the 390th SPOC are conducting their yearly Extended Combat Training exercise to learn new skills and refresh current skills as...
The new measures, which include more scanning, might usher an increase of the maximum prices for flying shipments or the introduction of a security fee on exporters.The price for sending air freight overseas could soon rise due to stricter US security demands that could halt flights to the United States if not carried out. The companies affected would be El Al Israel Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
Source: http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?i...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Russian carriers could be banned from transporting cargo from Russia to Europe if they fail to comply with new EU regulations that come into effect on July 1, 2014, Kommersant reported Monday.
Airlines who want to avoid the ban will need a third country to authorize their carrier status, but to achieve this they have to carry out audits on airport infrastructure.
The International Air Traffic Association said that the airlines themselves will have to pay for the audits — which could cost 18-60...
Monday, July 29, 2013
This year's Freighters and belly cargo Conference will be held at the Park Hyatt Hotel on Sadiyaat Island, Abu Dhabi from 29 September to 1 October 2013.
This is the 13th consecutive year we have held the Freighters World Conference – and this year we have included topics on belly cargo.
This two-day conference presents fantastic opportunities to network and socialise. Attended by delegates and speakers who can make things happen, make a difference and make change, you will not...
The 31st anniversary of Air Cargo News awards evening, Cargo Airline of the Year, will take place at the Lancaster London Hotel on Saturday, 26th April 2014. If you need any further information about this Air Cargo News event, known throughout the airfreight world as the ‘Oscars’ of the air cargo industry, then please contact Patricia Cooper, General Manager of the Events Division on p.cooper(at)aircargonews.net or telephone +44 (0) 1784 255000
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